Need help getting (x,y) boxes drawn from data

dale_lehman

I have a column with numeric X values and another with numeric Y values.  The X and Y values each contain a minimum and maximum value for a series of observations, such as

obs  dimension  min/max  value

1     X               min          1.1

1     X               max         1.5

1     Y               min          0.9

1     Y               max         1.25

I have 5-10 observations, each with coordinates like these.  I would like JMP to draw rectangles on an (x,y) plane with those coordinates.  Can anybody tell me how to do this?

Thanks.

txnelson

Here is an example of taking your data and drawing a rectangle

Names Default To Here( 1 );

dt = New Table( "Untitled 18",
	Add Rows( 4 ),
	New Column( "dimension", Character, "Nominal", Set Values( {"X", "X", "Y", "Y"} ) ),
	New Column( "min/max", Character, "Nominal", Set Values( {"min", "max", "min", "max"} ) ),
	New Column( "value", Numeric, "Continuous", Format( "Best", 12 ), Set Values( [1.1, 1.5, 0, 1.25] ) )
);

dtSplit = dt << Split( Split By( :dimension, :Name( "min/max" ) ), Split( :value ), Sort by Column Property );

New Window( "Example",
	Graph Box(
		Y Scale( 0, 4 ),
		X Scale( 0, 4),
		Pen Color( "Green" );
		Pen Size( 2 );
		For( i = 1, i <= N Rows( dtSplit ), i++,
			Rect( dtSplit:X min[i], dtSplit:Y max[i], dtSplit:X max[i], dtSplit:Y min[i], 0 )
		);
	)
);

The Graph Box functions are all documented at:

     Help==>Scripting Index==>Graph Box